Walpole Council on Aging plays bocce
Senior center celebrates August birthdays
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday afternoon, a group of seniors - summer babies, Leos and Virgos - got together at the Walpole Co-operative Bank South Street Center to celebrate their August birthdays.
But this party would be a little different than the others, as instead of a regular cake, the seniors...
Biergarten brings in beer and bliss
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Staff
With the sound of summer cicadas in the air and the warm evening weather setting in, last Friday night was perfect for hanging out with friends and family, and taking in the last few days of summer. On Friday, August 23, the Boylston Schul-Verein, the German-American Club, hosted its final...
Walpole jugglers perfect their techniques
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly
Anyone who has ever watched a juggling act has been mesmerized by the skill and focus of the juggler. Their ability to keep multiple items in the air is impressive. Those who try on their own often quickly discover there is more than meets the eye when it comes to...
Embroidery sews ideas together
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
For hundreds of years, women have been stitching together as a way of getting work done and socializing. While it was once a necessary part of life, stitching has become a beloved hobby for many people living in the United States. To that end, each Thursday night, starting...
Walpole celebrates EPA Superfund success
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When the various Walpole town officials, EPA members and police officers that showed up to celebrate the success of the Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund site went on a walk to examine the new senior center, police station and remediation of Lewis Pond on Thursday morning, you’d be...
Music in the Barn, weekend of August 17
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Walpole’s Adams Farm will welcome several musicians for Music in the Barn on Saturday, August 17, from noon to 3 p.m. (with a rain date of August 18). Adams Farm is located on 999 North Street. The concert is sponsored by the Friends of Adams Farm and will feature three area musicians: David...
Wong’s Warriors battling ALS with fundraiser
On September 14 at 7:00 p.m., the community will celebrate a night of fun and entertainment to benefit a wonderful Walpole family’s fight against ALS.
The band Magnus will take the stage at the German American Club in Walpole for the fundraiser, which will include a cash bar, live music, light refreshments, door prizes, raffles, and...
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Remembering Walpole’s ‘Peace Crane Lady’
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Ora Lora (Spadafora) McGuire could not be held down. Not by the Great Depression, not by institutional sexism, not by war.
And that’s why her legacy as Walpole’s “Peace Crane Lady” is likely to last long after her recent passing on June 13, 2019, nearly a week shy of her...
Norfolk Aggie creates clean energy jobs
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Most teachers will tell you that when a kid comes back from summer break, all too often they will say that they both did and learned “nothing.” And even among those kids who found summer jobs, it’s hard to imagine that they learned a wide variety of life...
Walpole girls love STEM class
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Today, there is more of a push than ever to encourage girls to join STEM programs, whether it be at a national or even local level.
To that end, SWENext (Society of Women Engineers) members Aishwarya Velu and Jenna Allman have organized a program this summer to get local Walpole girls...
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Big Ryan tells tall tales
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Sometimes, kids have so much energy that it is impossible for them to sit still, even during story time. The Walpole Library had the best solution for this type of predicament on Monday, July 15. Big Ryan, a well-trained storyteller, stopped by to tell these kids some great stories,...
Hula La brings islands to Walpole
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The problem with most kids’ concerts is that no matter how good your music is, a child’s attention span isn’t long enough to keep them from squirming, getting bored, asking for your phone, or lashing out.
But on Tuesday at the Walpole Library, Hula La had the answer for...
Adams Farm concert brings in crowd
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Summer is definitely the season for long walks, picnics, and outdoor concerts.
On Saturday, July 13, visitors to Adams Farm in Walpole could experience all three at once.
From noon until 3:00, guests gathered at the barn to hear a free concert, sponsored by the Friends of Adams Farm....
WCT set to present ‘Wizard of Oz’
Walpole celebrates July 4
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While the world was focusing on the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s July 4th celebration, Walpole held its annual July 3 festivities to significantly less controversy. For over fifty years, Walpole has held its “Night Before the Fourth,” celebration and this year would be no different -...
Walpole patriot Armand DuBois reminisces
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
PFC Armand DuBois, a 25-year-old 60mm mortar gunner, found himself lying on a bunk in an underground cell in an old French prison in August 1944, contemplating his shattered right arm. The pain felt like he had been slammed with a baseball bat.
D-Day was only a couple months earlier,...
Council on Aging holds birthday bash
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With 250 babies born every minute, one would think that somebody would’ve had a birthday during the month of June to celebrate on Wednesday, June 19, for The Walpole Council on Aging’s monthly group birthday party.
With an abundance of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes and Hoodsie cups, seniors gathered and...
Katie Hurwitz awarded Girl Scouts scholarship
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) has congratulated Katie Hurwitz of Walpole for earning a Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Scholarship. Each year, the council presents scholarships to local graduating Girl Scouts. Katie was awarded one of two scholarships valued at $1,500.
Katie is a senior at Walpole High School. A Girl Scout...
Community learns of Neponset River cleanup
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, tons of trash and other forms of pollution end up in our local waterways. For years, the problem went largely ignored, until recently when different groups have strived to clean up the thousands of bodies of water throughout the country.
At ten o’clock on Wednesday, June 12, Walpole residents...
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